Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

TriMed Is Among Several Other Medical Device Firms Recently AttackedA California maker of implantable orthopedic gear is the latest medical device maker in recent weeks to disclose it's been a victim of a cybersecurity incident. The disclosure of the hack on TriMed comes on the heels of an Iranian hacktivist attack on Stryker and a data theft from UFP Technologies.

TriMed Is Among Several Other Medical Device Firms Recently AttackedA California maker of implantable orthopedic gear is the latest medical device maker in recent weeks to disclose it's been a victim of a cybersecurity incident. The disclosure of the hack on TriMed comes on the heels of an Iranian hacktivist attack on Stryker and a data theft from UFP Technologies.

Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and leaked a cache of photos and other documents to the internet

Threat hunters have discerned new activity associated with an Iranian threat actor known as Infy (aka Prince of Persia), nearly five years after the hacking group was observed targeting victims in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Turkey

An Iran-based hacking group known as Pioneer Kitten is breaching defense, education, finance, and healthcare organizations across the United States and working with affiliates of several ransomware operations to extort the victims. [...]

Mandiant Says APT42 Members Have Been Posing as Journalists to Steal Troves of DataMembers of the Iranian state hacking group APT42 have been observed posing as journalists from credible news outlets and well-known research institutions as part of a global effort to harvest credentials and hack into victim cloud networks, according to a Mandiant report published Wednesday.

State-sponsored Iranian hacking group Charming Kitten has been using a new tool to download email messages from targeted Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft Outlook accounts. [...]

The attack on Israeli organizations is the latest in a long line of attempts to compromise supply chains, as the APT looks to leverage that access to target a multitude of potential victims.